Tag Archives: Sport

Javed Siddiqui, University of Manchester India, which dominates world cricket, is embroiled in a bitter battle over how it runs its domestic sport. The turbulence dates back to when the country’s supreme court issued a set...

PBM The cartel that’s been ruling the South African football players and coaches market is crumbling after a key member of the cartel, Quality Talent Sports, reached a consent agreement with the Competition Commission to cooperate in...

Fare Blog On the face of it high-profile women are hard to find at the World Cup. There are no female match officials, no stadium announcers, and few women heads of state or government officials watching...

Kim Toffoletti, Deakin University Globally, women’s football fandom is on the rise, with women comprising around 40% of worldwide television audiences for the 2014 men’s football World Cup. Couple this with the growing prominence of the...

Mahfoud Amara, Qatar University Africa is the world’s second most populated continent; it’s home to 54 countries. Yet, according to football umbrella body FIFA’s rules, only five African countries can qualify for the World Cup tournament...

By: SATopShops A civil engineering lecturer from Wits University, Charles MacRobert, submits that Germany, followed by Brazil and Belgium has the best chances of winning the 2018 World Cup when using civil engineering influenced predictive tools....

Charles MacRobert, University of the Witwatersrand As a civil engineer I’m fascinated by predictions of who will win the FIFA World Cup finals in Russia, seeing that we use predictions on a regular basis in engineering....

PBM Concern that the 2018 World Cup in Russia might be spoiled by hate crimes, motivated by racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other discrimination, caused the Fare network to issue a Diversity Guide to Russia. Here follows extracts from...

PBM Concern that the 2018 World Cup in Russia might be spoiled by hate crimes, motivated by racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other discrimination, caused the Fare network to issue a Diversity Guide to Russia. Here follows their guide...

Chuka Onwumechili, Howard University African fans have always seen match officiating at the World Cup as one reason why their teams fail to do better than they have done so far. Now technology is set to...

Mark Hann, University of Amsterdam With next year’s presidential elections on the horizon, Senegal is gripped by political and economic unrest. The recent killing of a student by a police officer during university protests over unpaid...

PBM Fears that the 2018 World Cup in Russia will be marred by incidents of fan racism, homophobia and other prejudices are mounting after a new report on discrimination in Russian football that covers the 2017/18...

“In our view the Russian authorities began to show serious commitment to resolving the issue too late. Time that could have been spent on building a new model of relationships with fans and changing the culture...

PBM Fears that the 2018 World Cup in Russia might be spoiled by hate crimes, motivated by racism, homophobia and other prejudices, have prompted Fare network, an international organisation which tackles discrimination in sport, to initiate...

Francois Cleophas, Stellenbosch University When an indignant South African rugby pundit Ashwin Willemse recently walked off a live television broadcast he not only became the news – he also cast the spotlight on South African sport’s...

Filip Reyntjens, University of Antwerp Rwanda keeps surprising. Recently the Rwandan Development Board signed a sleeve sponsoring deal with London Premier League club, Arsenal. Over a three-year period, the 200 sq centimetre ad “Visit Rwanda” will...

PBM An organisation calling itself SARU/SASCOS Legends has fired an explosive statement, backing Ashwin Willemse, in the racial storm that is engulfing South Africa’s rugby fraternity. This is after Willemse staged a dramatic protest and walk out...

PBM A racial storm is brewing in and around South Africa’s rugby fraternity following a live-on-TV protest and walk-out staged by former rugby player turned commentator, Ashwin Willemse. Media reports suggest that Willemse, who is black,...